Broadway’s longest-running musical hit a majestic new milestone November 28.

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Broadway’s longest-running musical, The Phantom of the Opera marked a special milestone November 28: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, which opened January 26, 1988, played its 12,000th performance—an achievement that would have been unthinkable to the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and Rodgers & Hammerstein, who worked at a time when shows rarely exceeded 1,000 performances.

Scroll through the 19 photos from the special performance below:

See Phantom of the Opera Hit a Majestic New Milestone

See Phantom of the Opera Hit a Majestic New Milestone

Broadway’s longest-running musical played its 12,000th performance November 28.